New Blogging Project

I have a new project. Recently, I have noticed a new and pretty regular referring url to this blog. This, of course, perked up my ears a bit and I went to check it out. The url I clicked took me to a site for something called "Autoblog Samurai." Curious, I looked through the site. It looked intersting, so I looked for reviews online. Not bad, for the most part.

"Hmm...." I wondered if it would work.

"$77 with a money back guarantee within 30 days?" I contemplated buying it.

I decided to give it some time before I made my decision, but I could not get the idea out of my head! Eventually, I caved in to my curiousity. I bought the thing yesterday night. I now have 30 days to figure out how it works and if I like it well enough to keep it and pay the monthly subscription price of $37. (In other words, it cost $77 to buy the original software and then $37 per month to renew the license to use the software.)

So far, I am not incredibly pleased. The software does not work as easily as it does in the instruction videos -- which is strange because the guy does what he is doing right in front of you, finding content is a little bit challenging and is pretty much just borrowed from other blogs, and the translation tool does not work for me at all. (Yes, you guessed it! I tried translating this blog into another language. I would love to spread my famous-ness into non-English speaking places. Oh, how many new readers I could entertain!)

Unfortunately, buying any new toy is bad timing right now as my sister's wedding fast approaches. Today through Monday, I need to head up to my house (a slowly moving project) with some boxes that are taking up needed space and looking generally messy around my mom's place. Then all this coming week will be taken with guests coming into town and so on. Friday is the wedding. Then next weekend, I am driving my son up to see my project house. (He is flying up here from Texas and has not yet seen my project house in person.) Etc. Etc. Etc.

Hence, I believe it may be about a week and a half before I can actually get around to spending some serious quality time figuring out this software. So far, all I have been able to decide is that it takes more than just a few minutes to figure out. Give me a few weeks and I will let you know a little more.

-- By the way, my papparazzi are welcome to follow me everywhere I just mentioned EXCEPT the rehearsal and reception dinners. (They are invitation ONLY.) Do be warned, however, that any papparazzi attending the non-dinner portion of my sister's wedding reception should make sure to bring a gift or, so help me, I will make sure you get no cake!

~ author Beth Durkee